DESIGN FOR A FAN

BY CHARLES CONDER

The image is of two women who are both seated The woman on the left sits lower than the woman on the right The woman on the left is wearing a dark evening gown while the woman on the right is wearing a lighter gown The woman on the right is wearing a choker around her neck and is looking to the viewer s left The woman on the left is looking down and to the viewer s right In the background of the image there are buildings There are lines that cut through the image both vertically and horizontally which may indicate a window behind the seated women The horizontal line could also be a type of beam or tightrope In the left side of the background there is a figure gender unknown that appears to be balancing on the horizontal beam or rope above a tree The image is horizontally displayed

MLA citation:

Conder, Charles. “Design for a Fan.” The Yellow Book, vol. 4, 1895, p. 193. Yellow Book Digital Edition, edited by Dennis Denisoff and Lorraine Janzen Kooistra, 2011-2014. The Yellow Nineties 2.0, Ryerson University Centre for Digital Humanities, 2020, https://1890s.ca/yb4-conder-fan/

magazine_images The Yellow Book 4 Design for a Fan Charles Conder 1895 Watercolour Illustrative Swan Electric Engraving Company

Swan Type

Dress, Building, and Necklaces Human Figure, Female Figure/ Woman, People, Acrobat, Clothing, Dress, Gown, and Androgyn 1890s Day